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World Geography Unit 1 and 2 Exam Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which theme of geography can be given in either absolute or relative terms?

a)

movement

b)

region

c)

place

d)

human-environment

e)

location

2.

Which theme of geography answers the question, “how did people, ideas, and things get where they are?”

a)

movement

b)

region

c)

place

d)

human-environment

e)

location

3.

The South would be considered a perceptual type of which theme of geography?

a)

movement

b)

region

c)

place

d)

human-environment

e)

location

4.

What does the relative location of a place tell you?

a)

the longitude and latitude of a place

b)

which symbol shows a place on a map

c)

where a place is compared to another place

d)

the map projection being used to show a place

5.

The building of a bridge or the use of air condition in hot climates would fall into which theme of geography?

a)

movement

b)

region

c)

place

d)

human-environment

e)

location

6.

Which two continents are located entirely in the Western Hemisphere?

a)

Europe and Africa

b)

North America and Australia

c)

South America and Antarctica

d)

North America and South America

7.

Which of the following is the main advantage of the type of map projection shown below?

a)

It shows the area of oceans more accurately

b)

It shows distances between places more accurately.

c)

It shows relative locations of places more accurately.

d)

It shows the size and shapes of continents more accurately.

8.

What does a map’s scale compare?

a)

direction on a map with direction on Earth

b)

distance on a map with distance on Earth

c)

location on a map with location on a globe

d)

distortion on a map with distortion on a globe

9.

Number 1 is the...

a)

Equator

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Arctic Circle

e)

Antarctic Circle

10.

Which theme of geography answers the question “what is it like?”

a)

movement

b)

region

c)

place

d)

human-environment

e)

location

11.

What causes the changing of seasons throughout the year?

a)

the rotation of Earth around its axis

b)

the tilt of Earth's axis toward the sun

c)

the distance between the sun and Earth

d)

the division of Earth into hemispheres

12.

Select the map below with the smallest scale.

a)
b)
13.

Select the map below with the largest scale.

a)
b)
14.

Number 2 is the...

a)

Equator

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Arctic Circle

e)

Antarctic Circle

15.

If it is summer in the United States, what season is it in Australia?

a)

Summer

b)

Spring

c)

Winter

d)

Fall

16.

Number 7 is the...

a)

Equator

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Arctic Circle

e)

Antarctic Circle

17.

If a member of homeland security wanted to see a special map showing population information, roadways, waterways and airways of a certain location on earth, which tool of geography would he/she use to produce that map?

a)

GIS

b)

GPS

c)

Map Scale

d)

Global Grid

18.

Number 5 is the...

a)

Equator

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Arctic Circle

e)

Antarctic Circle

19.

If a scientist wanted to track the feeding habits of a great white shark in South Africa which tool of geography would he/she use?

a)

GIS

b)

GPS

c)

Map Scale

d)

Global Grid

20.

Number 6 is the...

a)

Equator

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Arctic Circle

e)

Antarctic Circle